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THIRD NATIONAL BANK IN NASHVILLE v. IMPAC LIMITED, INC., et al. (1977)
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| THIRD NATIONAL BANK IN NASHVILLE v. IMPAC LIMITED, INC., et al. |
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| Term: 1976 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 26, 1977 |
| Decided: June 17, 1977 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Byron White |
THIRD NATIONAL BANK IN NASHVILLE v. IMPAC LIMITED, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1977. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1977.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
- Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 432 U.S. 312
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
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